Steven Barr
Where to find list of pre-foreclosures?
I went to the superior magistrate court clerk today for the list of pendants/notice of defaults, and they had no idea what I was talking about. Made calls to sheriffs dept and community planning and development. No on...
Luis Cerwin
How long should I give my PM to Rent a Unit before changing PM?
I have a single family house in Detroit (I'm out of state) for past few years. This october the tenant left without warning and house went vacant. Repairs were needed and were finished by early december. Now the house...
Michael S.
Detailed Steps of Marketing, Acquiring & Closing Deal
Hi everyone. I am new to this site, but not new to residential real estate. One facet of real estate I am new to is the investment side from the directing mail marketing, and the we will buy your home cash, quick clos...
Lisa Rayle
How bad was it to be a cash flow investor in 2008?
For those of you who were around then, what was it like to be a cash-flow investor in Phoenix in the last recession? There were plenty of stories of house-flippers losing a ton, but was it that bad for people with mor...
Mark J.
Advice for Handling Threats from Contractor
<Warning-- Longish Post Ahead>I'm thrilled by the challenges and new learning that real estate investing has brought to my life. It's truly fulfilling on many levels. However, the most consistently terrible aspe...
Jon Huber
Should an investor avoid buying a property with a pool?
In my searches, I am coming across many properties with pools. In areas such as Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Nevada, I am finding pools are very common and almost preferred. I have found some great properties, but I a...
Lettie T.
Why do seller's agents require buyers to use local banks?
I'm a newer investor, so forgive me if this question is nieve, but I'd like some insight. Seller's agents are refusing to present my offers to the sellers without a pre-qualification letter from a local bank. I was so...
Eric M.
Short Sale Article From "Managing REO"
June 2, 2010
The Potential Perils of Short Sale and Mortgage Fraud
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Tom Mendez
Building Relationships
I have a simple question... and encouragement for us all.After you make it big, and you are looking back at all those newbie investors, will you snub them--sticking your nose in the air at the real estate investing ch...
Adam Dinneny
Private Investors - What do you want to see?
Hey BPers - I've been on BP for a couple weeks. I've probably listened to 100 podcasts out of 172 (thanks to Josh and Brandon). Those are awesome.I'm slowly learning my way around the RE world and what my options ar...